Self-Study CLE

NACDL offers industry-leading Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Self-Study programming for criminal defense attorneys. Enhance your practice and earn CLE credit at home, at the office or while traveling.

Experience NACDL's premiere CLEs delivered right to your door on Video DVD or Audio CD-ROM. The opportunities to improve your practice are endless with the flexibility of NACDL's self-study CLE. Earn credits from your home, office, on a plane, or download to your mp3 player for learning "on-the-go!"--all while saving substantial time and money by eliminating your need to travel. For most programs, you can earn up to 14 credits, without ever leaving home. Our self-study programs cover a wide-variety of topics in criminal defense including DUI, drug cases, cross-examination, storytelling & persuasion, voir dire, forensic science and the law, defending sexual assault cases, eyewitness identification and many more!

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  1. The Champion
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    March/April 2025

    What are the evidentiary implications of field sobriety tests in marijuana cases? Does the odor of marijuana give officers probable cause to search a vehicle?

  2. Amicus Brief
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    Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.

  3. News Release

    Nation’s Defense Bar Reiterates Opposition to Actions Against Law Firms – Washington, DC (March 18, 2025)

    The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) remains deeply concerned over recent executive orders targeting law firms, most recently Paul Weiss and Perkins Coie, and repeats its call to uphold the right to counsel and the independence of the legal profession. Despite a ruling blocking the action against Perkins Coie, the administration has continued to target law firms representing disfavored clients and positions, threatening the right to a zealous defense.

  4. Live Event
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    2025 Forensic Science & Technology Seminar

    "Making Sense of Science: Forensic Science, Technology & the Law"

    LOCATION: Sahara Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
    DATES: April 24-26, 2025

  5. Trials, Technology, and the Fourth Amendment: Case Law Review [Engage & Exchange]

    EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT
    WHEN:
    Tuesday, April 29, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT
    CLE CREDIT: not available
    COST: Free